Friday, July 14, 2017

A participle is used as an adjective and ends in various ways. A
present participle always ends with ing as does the gerund, but remember
that it is an adjective. A past participle ends with ed, n, or irregularly. Examples:
played, broken, brought, sung, seeing, having seen, being seen, seen, having
been seen. Participles modify nouns and pronouns and can precede or follow the
word modified. (Do not confuse participles that end in ing with gerunds.
Participles are used as adjectives; gerunds are used as nouns.)

A participial phrase is made up of a participle and any complements
(direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like
the gerund. A participial phrase that comes at the beginning of the
sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

An infinitive is to plus a verb form. It can be used as
an adjective. Examples: to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten.

An infinitive phrase is made up of an
infinitive and any complements
(direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like
the gerund. An infinitive phrase that comes at the beginning of the
sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

Instructions: Find the participles and the participial and infinitive phrases in these
sentences and tell what word they modify.

Thursday, July 13, 2017

An infinitive is to plus a verb form. It can be used as
an adjective. Examples: to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten.

An infinitive phrase is made up
of an infinitive and any complements
(direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like
the gerund. An infinitive phrase that comes at the beginning of the
sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

Instructions: Find the infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they
modify.

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

A participle is used as an adjective and ends in various ways. A
present participle always ends with ing as does the gerund, but remember
that it is an adjective. A past participle ends with ed, n, or irregularly. Examples:
played, broken, brought, sung, seeing, having seen, being seen, seen, having
been seen. Participles modify nouns and pronouns and can precede or follow the
word modified. (Do not confuse participles that end in ing with gerunds.
Participles are used as adjectives; gerunds are used as nouns.)

A participial phrase is made up of a participle and any complements
(direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like
the gerund. A participial phrase that comes at the beginning of the
sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

Instructions: Find the participial phrases in these sentences and tell what word they
modify.

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

A participle is used as an adjective and ends in various ways. A
present participle always ends with ing as does the gerund, but remember
that it is an adjective. A past participle ends with ed, n, or irregularly. Examples:
played, broken, brought, sung, seeing, having seen, being seen, seen, having
been seen. Participles modify nouns and pronouns and can precede or follow the
word modified. (Do not confuse participles that end in ing with gerunds.
Participles are used as adjectives; gerunds are used as nouns.)

A participial phrase is made up of a participle and any complements
(direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like
the gerund. A participial phrase that comes at the beginning of the
sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

Instructions: Find the participial phrases in these sentences and tell what word they
modify.

Monday, July 10, 2017

A participle is used as an adjective and ends in various ways. A
present participle always ends with ing as does the gerund, but remember
that it is an adjective. A past participle ends with ed, n, or irregularly. Examples:
played, broken, brought, sung, seeing, having seen, being seen, seen, having
been seen. Participles modify nouns and pronouns and can precede or follow the
word modified. (Do not confuse participles that end in ing with gerunds.
Participles are used as adjectives; gerunds are used as nouns.)

Instructions: Find the participles in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

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